Potatoes
Ancestors roots run deep at Wairau Pā vineyard
Haysley MacDonald was born and bred on the family farm near Marlborough's Wairau Bar, or Te Pokohiwi. The coastal land, that overlooks Cloudy Bay, is where his ancestors first landed over 800 years… Audio
Dig your own veges: Bring a fork, bucket and gumboots
Cam Booker is hoping a good crowd will turn up on Christmas eve to dig their own spuds and pick peas at his market garden in Sefton. Audio
'Vegetables have something to do with it' says centenarian
Alan Wilcox of Pukekohe celebrated his 100th birthday. He walks down a lifetime and legacy of growing with Country Life. Audio
New advice on how to store potatoes
Storing potatoes and how to organise your fridge. Audio
Fixing environmental problems one plant at a time
Biotechnologist David Leung finds ways to make plants solve environmental issues. Audio
Our Changing World for 11 February 2021
Liquefaction lessons from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and biotechnologists doing interesting things with plants. Audio
Al Brown's Smashed Griddle Potatoes with Black Olive Mayo & Fresh Herbs
Recipe by Al Brown
From Afternoons on Friday 6 November 2020
Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
If you want new potatoes on your Christmas table, now's the time to get started says gardening guru Lynda Hallinan. Audio
For the love of potatoes
Our expert segment today is all about the vegetable we spend more money on than any other. Audio
Low-carb diet could stave off brain degeneration
A study out of Stony Brook University has found cognitive ageing starts earlier than expected. That's the bad news. The good news is that it looks like this process can be prevented - or even reversed… Audio
Christmas Fare - Growers report in on the year that's been...
Country Life's whipping around the country to hear about 'the year that's been' for our food producers. Audio
3: Early Encounters
Abel Tasman and James Cook’s first contacts with Māori were complex and sometimes violent. Europeans brought new technologies, food and ideas, such as muskets, potatoes and Christianity. In some cases… Audio
NZ's Billion Dollar Spud Industry
The value of New Zealand's third largest horticultural export crop is growing. Audio
Western Australian potato growers let spuds rot in the ground
Fourth generation potato grower Brett De Campo says there's a glut of potatoes following the de-regulation of Western Australia's potato growing industry. Audio
Eat your greens!
Weeks of warm, wet weather in the Pukekohe district has lead to a glut of vegetables. Growers are getting as little as 30 cents per head of broccoli. Audio
The market gardening couple flourishing in Sefton and on social media
Cam and Melissa Booker grow more than 30 varieties of fruit and vegetables at their market garden in North Canterbury. All the produce, as well as apples from the family orchard in Motueka, is sold at… Video, Audio
The NZ potatoes destined for royal tummies
North Otago spud grower Jim O'Gorman reckons the Kakanui soil is the secret to his potatoes, which Government House has ordered specifically for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Video, Audio
Warm salad of saffron pickled jersey royals, broad beans, black garlic & smoked ricotta
Recipe by Anna Hansen
From Nine To Noon on Monday 20 August 2018
Spud Olsen
Paul 'Spud' Olsen grow potatoes in Opiki and keeps putting his hand up to be involved in farming and growing organisations. Audio
Crisp crisis: Chip supplies cut as weather hits potato crops
Potato chip fans should savour every mouthful as a wet winter has caused a nationwide shortage of crisping potatoes. Ceaseless rain this winter means farmers haven't been able to harvest or plant new… Audio